Explosion in Guinea
A huge explosion occurred at the main oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry on 18 December. Reports from the area are saying there have been at least eight casualties, dozens wounded, damage to nearby homes and many people have been forced to flee the area.
The explosion was caused by a fire which broke out at around midnight local time, and was still raging hours later. It is unclear what started the blaze.
Authorities have ordered schools in the city to close and urged workers to stay at home, there are also concerns over a potential fuel shortage.
- Type d'événement
- Déversements d'hydrocarbures, Explosion
- Lieu de l'événement
- Guinea
- Date d'activation de la Charte
- 2023-12-18
- Heure d’activation de la location
- 16:09
- Fuseau horaire d'activation de la Charte
- UTC+01:00
- Demandeur de charte
- UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA)
- Identifiant d'activation
- 854
- Gestion de projet
- Teodoro Hunger (UNITAR/UNOSAT)
- Valeur ajoutée
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